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Posted by Simon Everett on
Friday, 3rd of February 2012 • Full article
AS I sit and write this the snow has gone from around here and most of the country is thawing fast. I took 'Fly' for a walk along the canal yesterday in the hope of being able to cast a fly for the pike that reside in the arm that no longer sees boat traffic.
Posted by David S.D. Jones on
Monday, 24th of October 2011 • Full article
TODAY it is not unusual to find a lady stalking deer in the Highlands and islands of Scotland. One hundred years ago, few members of the fairer sex dared to go out on the hill in pursuit of stags and hinds, and those who did were invariably great characters who were held in awe by sportsmen and their gamekeepers.
Posted by Derek Robinson on
Monday, 24th of October 2011 • Full article
TEN months had passed since I’d last occupied this hide. It was last January when David Wilcox and me, at the invitation of Vince Raw, intercepted duck and woodcock on Vince’s flight pond in the Scottish borders of Dumfries & Galloway.
Posted by Bob Dalton on
Monday, 24th of October 2011 • Full article
IN Great Britain we do not have a compulsory form of falconry apprenticeship and what schemes there are have been put together by some of the major clubs which tend to operate on a voluntary basis.
Posted by Keith Edmunds on
Monday, 24th of October 2011 • Full article
Now, with the warmer months behind us and the shorter cold days of winter drawing ever nearer, I thought I would reflect on these pages on how the my summer on the water’s edge panned out.
Posted by Ray Charles on
Thursday, 23rd of June 2011 • Full article
THE outer Hebridean islands have long had much to offer sportsmen in deer stalking, shooting and fishing, although little has been known about their excellent estates for the past century and a half as they were the domain of wealthy landowners and their families and friends.
Posted by Typp Ratcher on
Thursday, 23rd of June 2011 • Full article
WE left the low ground in typical winter weather and made for the hills with enough layers of clothing to keep a dozen folk warm, making our way through snowdrifts as high as the motor.
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